Microspatial partitioning of insect-specific viromes and dengue virus transmission risk by Aedes aegypti in Puerto Rico
Bright Agbodzi, Luis Antonio Alonso-Palomares, Henry J Barton, Nicole M. Nazario-Maldonado, Joanelis Medina Quintana, Nexilianne Borrero Segarra, John F. Williams, Vanessa Rivera‐Amill, Robert Rodríguez-González, G. C. Brown, Rhoel R. Dinglasan
The paper examines ISV diversity in Aedes aegypti populations across rural and urban areas in Puerto Rico, finding habitat-specific virome composition and a potential link between ISVs and dengue virus transmission risk.
bioRxiv · Jul 16, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology